The correct option of this question will be (a).
Solution —
As $x=4 t^{2}+5 t+16$ and $y=5 t$
$\therefore \quad v_{x} =\frac{d x}{d t}=\frac{d}{d t}\left(4 t^{2}+5 t+16\right)=8 t+5$
$v_{y} =\frac{d y}{d t}=\frac{d}{d t}(5 t)=5$
$a_{x} =\frac{d v_{x}}{d t}=\frac{d}{d t}(8 t+5)=8$
$\text { and } a_{y} =\frac{d v_{y}}{d t}=\frac{d}{d t}(5)=0$
The acceleration of the particle is
$\vec{a}=a_{x} \hat{i}+a_{y} \hat{j}=8 \hat{i}+0 \hat{j}=8 \hat{i}$
or $a=\sqrt{8^{2}}=8 ms ^{-2}$